Sens: a bit

un morceau, un bout, une partie, un passage

bit Idiome

a bit at sea

a bit unsure, uncertain He seems a bit at sea since his brother died. They were close.

a bit off/a bit mental

not rational, unbalanced, one brick short Kate talks to the birds. Do you think she's a bit off?

a bitch

a complaining woman, a woman who nags What a bitch! She complains to us and criticizes her kids.

a bite to eat

a lunch, a snack We can grab a bite to eat at the arena. They sell snacks there.

a bitter pill

a negative event, a loss, a painful experience Divorce is a bitter pill for her. She believed in her marriage.

a nail-biter

"exciting game or movie; having much suspense" Have you seen the movie The Fugitive? It's a nail-biter.

bark is worse than his bite

"he sounds angry but he is not; do not be afraid of him" Baxter sounds mad, but his bark is worse than his bite.

bit by bit

doing a small amount each time, little by little Bit by bit, they rebuilt a church that was destroyed by bombs.

bit off

(See a bit off)

bitch

complain, grouse He tells me I'm always bitching, but I don't complain very much.(See a bitch)

bite me

I have no respect for you, kiss off, blow me """Bite me! Take your list of whores and live with them!"""

bite off more than one can chew

take responsibility for more than one can

bite off more than you can chew

begin more tasks than you can complete When I took the night class, I bit off more than I could chew.

bite the bullet

try harder, be tougher "Bite the bullet during exam week. Don't party; just study."

bite the dust

be killed, break down, be defeated I think that my car has finally bitten the dust.

bite the hand that feeds one

turn against or hurt a helper or supporter, repay kindness with wrong My niece is biting the hand that feeds her if she keeps abusing the help that her parents are giving her.

bite the hand that feeds you

be unkind to the one who cares for you or pays you If you criticize your employer, you bite the hand that feeds you.

bite your tongue

do not say that, you should not have said that "When I mention Dad's temper Mom says, ""Bite your tongue."""

biter (curling)

a rock that is touching the twelve-foot circle The Heidt rink is lying four - one is a biter.

bits and pieces

small pieces, odds and ends Jack built our cabin with bits and pieces - leftover materials.

bitten by the same bug

have the same interest or hobby My cousin and I were bitten by the same bug. We collect coins.

bitter end

(See the bitter end)

bitter pill

(See a bitter pill)

break a habit

stop doing a daily activity: drinking coffee, smoking Laurie can't seem to break her habit of writing on her hands.

chomping at the bit

eager to go, anxious to leave If you mention camping, the kids will be chomping at the bit.

force of habit

from habit, because of a habit She still cooks enough food for five people. It's force of habit.

go into orbit

lose one

grab a bite

get something to eat.

grab a bite to eat

eat a lunch or meal, have a bite We were so busy we didn't have time to grab a bite to eat.

hair off the dog that bit you

remedy that uses the cause, fight fire with fire The theory of penicillin is to use the hair off the dog that bit you.

have a bite

eat lunch, eat some food We can have a bite at a restaurant after we finish shopping.

in a bit

in a minute, within a short time """Can we go?"" asked the girl. ""In a bit,"" her mother replied."

kick a habit

stop a habit, shake a habit A person needs discipline to kick a habit like drinking.

kick the habit

stop a bad habit like smoking or taking drugs He has been trying to kick his smoking habit for years.

nail-biter

(See a nail-biter)

play a bit part

be a minor actor in a movie or a stage play Irene played a bit part in a movie last year. She's a good actor.

put the bite on someone

ask for money or favors He is always trying to put the bite on his friends to collect money for charity.

rabbit died

(See the rabbit died)

rabbit food

lettuce, carrots, cabbage etc. Dad says salad is tasteless. He calls it rabbit food.

shake a habit

quit a habit, kick a habit It's difficult to shake the habits you learn as a child.

six bits

seventy-five cents, 3 x two bits Grandfather told us that he used to pay six bits for a hotel room.

son of a gun/bitch

a person, used as an exclamation I wish that that son of a bitch would stop using my camera without asking me.

sound bite

radio advertisement, a few seconds of radio time I advertise our hotel on the radio using ten-second sound bites.

the bitter end

the end of a long struggle, the end of a difficult time On a ranch you work till a job is done. You stay till the bitter end.

the rabbit died

according to myth, a sign that a woman is pregnant "When Pop heard I was pregnant he said, ""So the rabbit died, eh."""

two bits

a bit

some of the other, but not necessarily an entire portion

a bit of crumpet

a bit of crumpet is slang for a sexually desirable woman

ankle-biter

a child

ankle-biters

children, particularly crawling babies